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Directive Press

 The most significant stories in the press about the Directive

February 2011

• Interview with AIMA's Jiri Krol about AIFMD - COO Connect, 14 February 2011
• AIFM Directive – ramifications for level-two implementation - Hedgeweek, 7 February 2011 

January 2011

• AIMA keeps up pressure on AIFMD as Level 2 work begins - EuroHedge, 26 January 2011
• IFIA responds to ESMA on AIFMD Level 2 - Hedge Fund Journal, 25 January 2011
• EU directive must be proportional says EVCA - AltAssets, 19 January 2011
• Insurers and AIMA seek to refine AIFMD - GFS News, 18 January 2011
• AIMA responds to ESMA consultation on Directive - HFMWeek, 18 January 2011
• AIMA calls for flexible and transparent regulation - Global Pensions, 17 January 2011
• Comment: Christopher Miller - HFMWeek, 12 January 2011
• EU moves bring new calls for Asian fund passport - Investment & Pensions Asia, 3 January 2011

December 2010

• Majority of fund managers remain opposed to AIFM Directive - Hedgeweek, 16 December 2010
• Andrew Baker column: Lessons learned from the AIFMD - HFMWeek, 13 December 2010
• Custodians welcome EU decision on AIFM liability rules - Financial News, 13 December 2010
• Funds regulation: managers must learn to live in ‘lawyers’ paradise’ - The Lawyer, 6 December 2010
• Remuneration fallout risk to Europe - FTfm, 5 December 2010

November 2010

• Hedge fund directive 'a failure of British foreign policy' - Daily Telegraph, 25 November 2010
• Industry mulls over alternatives directive - FTfm, 21 November 2010
• An end to systemic risk - Europarl TV, 17 November 2010
• EC hedge fund crackdown will hit London hardest - The Independent, 12 November 2010
• Property firms take up fight against directive - Daily Telegraph, 12 November 2010
• European Parliament backs new hedge fund rules - Financial Times, 11 November 2010
• EU hedge fund rules could boost Swiss appeal - Reuters, 11 November 2010
• Europe approves hedge fund rules - BBC News Online, 11 November 2010
• MEPs debate tough regulations on hedge funds - BBC Democracy Live, 10 November 2010
• AIFM Directive set to pass final EU vote - HFM Week, 10 November 2010
• New EU rules may hit Asia hedge fund industry - Reuters, 8 November 2010
• AIFM: Appalling Investment Fund Managers directive? - Investment & Pensions Asia, 5 November 2010
• Parliament to vote on hedge fund regulation - European Voice, 4 November 2010
• The art of compromise - HFM Week, 3 November 2010
• PwC: Industry still isn’t prepared for the AIFMD - Hedge Fund Journal, 2 November 2010
• Directive raises fee fears - FTfm, 1 November 2010

October 2010

• Hedge funds deal tied up in time for November plenary vote - Europolitics, 27 October 2010
• Defective directive - City AM, 27 October 2010
• EU reaches compromise on regulations for hedge funds - Bloomberg, 26 October 2010
• Brussels agrees hedge fund rules - Financial Times, 26 October 2010
• Concerns over passport regime - FTfm, 25 October 2010
• Alternatives rules to bind Asia managers - FTfm, 25 October 2010
• AIMA voices support for Directive agreement - HFMWeek, 20 October 2010
• Hedge funds get tougher rules in EU - Wall Street Journal, 20 October 2010
• EU agrees tougher rules for hedge funds - Financial Times, 19 October 2010
• Europe moves to ease rules on hedge funds - New York Times, 19 October 2010
• EU nations reach deal on tighter hedge fund rules - Associated Press, 19 October 2010
• EU agrees deal to give hedge funds 'passports' - Daily Telegraph, 19 October 2010
• Alternatives industry welcomes AIFM compromise - Financial News, 19 October 2010
• EU finance ministers agree new hedge fund curbs - BBC News Online, 19 October 2010
• Hedge funds take centre stage - Wall Street Journal, 18 October 2010
• French demands mean hedge funds deal faces further delay - European Voice, 16 October 2010
• EU hedge fund rules hit a snag - Wall Street Journal, 14 October 2010
• French-UK stand-off stalls hedge fund deal - Financial Times, 14 October 2010
• France hits back at US on hedge-fund rules - letter - Reuters, 11 October 2010
• Hedge fund agreement eludes European parliament - The Guardian, 11 October 2010
• UK and France poised for EU hedge fund deal - Reuters, 11 October 2010
• New regulations for hedge funds - Financial Times, Editorial, 10 October 2010
• France stands by demands on hedge funds - Reuters, 7 October 2010
• French pave way for EU hedge fund deal - Financial Times, 6 October 2010
• UK secures AIFM support to block French paper - HFM Week, 6 October 2010
• A feinting fit from Christine Lagarde - Financial News, 4 October 2010
• France blocks hedge-fund regulation - New Europe, 3 October 2010

September 2010

• EU’s Barnier says agreement on hedge-fund passport is needed - Bloomberg, 30 September 2010
• France's Lagarde blocks deal on EU hedge fund rules - Reuters, 30 September 2010
• Germany and France join to block hedge fund rules - Financial Times, 29 September 2010
• France threatens to veto EU hedge fund legislation - Daily Telegraph, 29 September 2010
• Hedge fund talks: The end game? - Wall Street Journal, 28 September 2010
• Hedge fund rule talks to go a further round - Financial Times, 26 September 2010
• Deal on hedge-fund reform is ‘close to being agreed' - European Voice, 23 September 2010
• Belgian Presidency to table new hedge fund compromise - Europolitics, 22 September 2010
• EU hedge fund plans under fire - Financial Times, 20 September 2010
• AIFM passport compromise for non-EU hedge funds mooted - Hedge Funds Review, 16 September 2010
• France blocking agreement on hedge-fund regulation - European Voice, 16 September 2010
• Q&A: AIMA's Andrew Baker optimistic about EU hedge fund directive - FINalternatives, 15 September 2010
• Hope for hedgies as vote on controversial law postponed - City AM, 14 September 2010
• Compromise likely as vote on AIFM postponed - Financial News, 13 September 2010
• E.U. delays vote on AIFM Directive - Hedge Fund Journal, 10 September 2010
• Belgian presidency calls for passive marketing - HFM Week, 9 September 2010
• Vote on E.U. move to regulate hedge funds delayed again - Reuters, 9 September 2010
• EU's Barnier sees hedge, equity rules in few weeks - Reuters, 6 September 2010
• Belgium releases new AIFM compromise proposal - Hedge Funds Review, 3 September 2010
• Final countdown - Hedge, September 2010 (p47)
• AIFMD finish in sight - EU Reporter, September 2010 (pp20-21)

August 2010 

• The EU's anti-hedge fund proposal is probably illegal - Daily Telegraph, 20 August 2010
• AIMA: AIFM directive could damage German Spezialfonds - Investment & Pensions Europe, 20 August 2010
• Hedge funds warn EU over regulation - Boersen-Zeitung, 17 August 2010

July 2010

• MEPs hopeful of deal on hedge fund regulation - European Voice, 22nd July 2010
• E.U. to water down hedge fund regulation - EurActiv, 19th July 2010
• AIFM deadline could see further delays - HFM Week, 14th July 2010
• AIFMD rules to be diluted - FTfm, 11th July 2010
• Custodians warn AIFM directive will lead to higher fees - Financial News, 5th July 2010
• House of Lords to debate AIFM committee report - AltAssets, 2nd July 2010
• A fortress mentality - Absolute Return, 1st July 2010

June 2010

• EU parliament delays hedge funds vote - The Parliament Magazine, 25th June 2010
• EU misses vote on hedgie rule - City AM, 25th June 2010 
• EU said to delay hedge-fund rules vote to September - Bloomberg, 25th June 2010
• Ambitious EU hedge fund regulation collapses over ‘passport’ disagreement - Opalesque, 25th June 2010
• European Union talks on hedge fund rules collapse - Reuters, 24th June 2010
• MEPs and Council deadlocked over funds directive - European Voice, 24th June 2010
• Gauzès under pressure to soften AIFM stance - HFM Week, 23rd June 2010
• Comment and Opinion by AIMA's Andrew Baker - HFM Week, 23rd June 2010
• Wrangling threatens AIFM directive deadline - Financial News, 21st June 2010 
• Hedge funds in Asia brace for new EU rules - FTfm, 20th June 2010
• Implications of alternatives directive unclear, says Swiss Funds Association - Hedgeweek, 15th June 2010
• Hedge fund trialogue stalls over “passport” issue - New Europe - 13th June 2010
• European Commission suggests hedge fund compromise - Dow Jones, 12th June 2010
• Cayman Finance raps AIFM Directive - Hedge Fund Journal, 8th June 2010
• Hedge funds win G20 support - Financial Times, 7th June 2010
• MEPs and member states at odds over hedge funds and supervision - European Voice, 3rd June 2010 
• Third countries dominate AIFM negotiations - Hedge Funds Review, 2nd June 2010
• AIFM: How the final draft might affect alternative asset managers - Financial News, 1st June 2010 
• The next stage - HFM Week, 1st June 2010

May 2010

• AIFM directive poses a real threat to the industry - Financial News, 31st May 2010
• Asian hedge funds may be hurt by E.U. rules, Baker says - Bloomberg, 21st May 2010
• Singapore to be blocked out from European market with new E.U. hedge fund rules - International Business Times, 21st May 2010
• The wrong targets - The Economist, 20th May 2010
• Draft rules to hamper hedge fund access to Europe - Reuters, 20th May 2010
• Hedge funds spell out Directive fears - Financial News, 19th May 2010
• European lawmakers back hedge fund clampdown - Reuters, 18th May 2010
• AIFM decision 'bans' E.U. investors from non-E.U. funds - Financial News, 18th May 2010
• Haggling over the legislation is far from over - Financial Times, 18th May 2010
• Another European mess - The Economist, 18th May 2010
• Brussels is about to clobber the City - City AM, 17th May 2010
• Council to push through draft hedge fund plans - Europolitics, 17th May 2010
• George Osborne in 11th-hour fight against E.U. hedge fund directive - Daily Telegraph, 14th May 2010
• Alternative visions - Financial Times, 14th May 2010
• UK suffers hedge fund blow - Financial Times, 14th May 2010
• City plans to lobby new government over AIFM - City AM, 13th May 2010
• Cayman doesn't belong on a blacklist - Wall Street Journal, 12th May 2010
• Louis Bacon decries European 'demonisation' of hedge funds - Financial News, 12th May 2010
• European Union crackdown on hedge funds hits third delay - The Independent, 11th May 2010
• EU hedge fund rules will hurt small businesses - Wall Street Journal, 10th May 2010
• Deal likely on draft EU hedge fund rules - Financial Times, 9th May 2010
• EU to get tough with hedge funds and private equity - The Observer, 9th May 2010
• Hedge funds oppose limits on non-EU funds in legislation - Dow Jones, 7th May 2010
• Fund managers wary of EU vote - Financial Times, 7th May 2010
• EU close to hedge-fund deal - Wall Street Journal, 5th May 2010
• EU hedge fund plan likely first battle for Osborne - Financial Times, 5th May 2010
• Development banks warn on EU hedge fund rules - Financial Times, 3rd May 2010

April 2010

• Europe’s financial reform road map, by Christine Lagarde and Wolfgang Schauble - Wall Street Journal, 28th April 2010
• G-20 offers hint of progress on hedge funds - Wall Street Journal, 27th April 2010
• EU to debate proposed restrictions on Europe’s alternatives market - Institutional Investor, April 2010
• EU rules threaten Swiss hedge fund strategy - Reuters, 16th April 2010
• EU lawmakers to mull new deal on non-EU hedge funds - Dow Jones, 13th April 2010 
• EU's Barnier tries to end France-UK hedge fund row - Reuters, 13th April 2010
• Geithner urges EU fund rules rethink - Financial Times, 6th April 2010 
• Money talks - The Parliament Magazine, 5th April 2010

March 2010

• Sacrifice of hedge funds jobs is price worth paying, says MEP - The Guardian, 26th March 2010
• Hedge fund ban plan compounds draft EU law splits - Reuters, 26th March 2010
• Schumer threatens retaliation in EU hedge-fund dispute - Wall Street Journal, 24th March 2010
• Fresh AIFM delays give hope to private equity and hedge funds - Financial News, 24th March 2010
• The Alternative Investment Directive mystery - Financial News, 22nd March 2010
• UK private equity and hedge fund industries unite to combat EU rules - PR Week, 18th March 2010
• European Union finance officials at impasse on global reform - Washington Post, 17th March 2010
• UK premier ends hopes for hedge funds reform deal - Financial Times, 17th March 2010
• Hedge funds as heroes - BBC Online, 17th March 2010
• Brown: Confident we can reach accord on hedge funds - Dow Jones, 12th March 2010
• Furore over sovereign CDS shorting could impact AIFM - Hedge Funds Review, 12th March 2010
• Geithner warns EC over AIFM legislation - Financial News, 10th March 2010
• UK slams protectionism of EU hedge funds, private equity rules - Dow Jones, 10th March 2010
• Investors warn EU on private equity rules  - Financial Times, 9th March 2010
• Britain in final push to tone down EU hedge fund rules - The Independent, 8th March 2010
• UK blocks alternatives directive - Financial News, 2nd March 2010
• AIFM amendments under scrutiny - Hedge Funds Review, 1st March 2010

February 2010

• FSA urges EU lawmakers to reconsider AIFM Directive - Financial News, 25th February 2010
• UK will seek EU hedge fund rule delay if needed - Reuters, 23rd February 2010
• Hedge fund bosses fear protectionist EU directive - FT Adviser, 16th February 2010
• Spain tightens proposed hedge fund rules - Reuters, 16th February 2010
• Hedge funds brace for European showdown - Wall Street Journal, 10th February 2010
• EU hedge fund regulation plans still risky - Reuters, 9th February 2010
• FSA warns against heavy-handed EU regulation of hedge funds - The Guardian, 9th February 2010
• Bank of England panel condemns draft EU hedge fund legislation - The Times, 8th February 2010
• Spain raises protectionist fears - Financial Times, 4th February 2010
• EU hedge funds probe swings back and forth - Asian Investor, 3rd February 2010

January 2010

• EU plans would limit investors to 40% of hedge funds, FSA says - Bloomberg, 27th January 2010
• EU hedge fund directive hit by record amendments - Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2010
• Rapporteur swamped by over 1,000 AIFM amendments - IPE.com, 26th January 2010
• Spanish to continue Swedish direction on AIFM - Financial News, 15th January 2010
• AIMA releases its list of amendments to Directive - HFM Week, 13th January 2010
• Pension funds fear EU hedge funds rules - Financial Times, 13th January 2010
• Die Hedge-Fonds kämpfen gegen die Pläne der EU - Handelsblatt, 2nd January 2010

December 2009

• Swedes hand over unfinished AIFM dossier - Europolitics, 22nd December 2009
• Trio say no to EU Directive - City AM, 18th December 2009
• Charity fears draft EU law on private equity - Financial Times, 17th December 2009
• German funds warn on EU regulation - FTfm, 13th December 2009
• UK Parliament panel weighs in against EU rules for hedge funds - Dow Jones, 11th December 2009
• House of Lords warns Myners over 'protectionist' AIFMD - FT Adviser, 11th December 2009
• Darling backs hedge funds - City AM, 8th December 2009
• EU hedge fund laws would hit growth - Financial Times, 8th December 2009
• Hedge fund rules to raise costs - Wall Street Journal, 8th December 2009
• Hedge fund legislation needs further work - Financial Times, 2nd December 2009

November 2009

• Swedes back down on hedge fund pay rules - Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2009
• A defective directive - The Economist, 20th November 2009
• Myners to fight Europe on hedge fund pay - Daily Telegraph, 17th November 2009
• UK opposes EU plan to impose pay restrictions on hedge funds - Bloomberg, 17th November 2009
• EU should stay out of hedgies' pockets - Breakingviews.com, 12th November 2009
• European Parliament told scrap hedge fund directive - Daily Telegraph, 10th November 2009
• Spanish EU Presidency to drive hedge fund rule reform, says Myners - Dow Jones, 9th November 2009
• Fears for investors in draft hedge fund rules - Financial Times, 7th November 2009
• EU report criticises its own 'vague and inadequate' hedge fund directive - Daily Telegraph, 7th November 2009
• EU hedge fund rules may choke off investment, Mandelson says - Bloomberg, 6th November 2009

October 2009

• Draft EU proposals 'catastrophic' for investment trusts - FT Adviser, 26th October 2009
• ECB warns rush to hedge fund regulation would prompt exodus - Financial Times, 23rd October 2009
• Ditch the Directive: MEPs begin three-point campaign to force changes to EU draft - Daily Telegraph, 17th October 2009
• FSA warns on cost of new EU hedge fund rules - Financial Times, 15th October 2009
• Investment companies lobby House of Lords - Financial Times, 12th October 2009
• Ditch the Directive: UK stands up for hedge funds - Sunday Telegraph, 11th October 2009
• Regulators speak out on EU directive - Hedge Funds Review, 10th October 2009
• EU regulator says hedge fund plans need rethink - Reuters, 8th October 2009
• Hedge funds win Church of England's blessing - Financial Times, 7th October 2009
• ABI's Montagnon steps up EU hedgie rules fight - City AM, 5th October 2009
• Man Group says directive will raise costs and have greatest impact on smaller managers - Handelsblatt (Germany), 1st October 2009
  
• EU lawmakers to assess hedge fund proposals - Financial Times, 1st October 2009

September 2009

• Swedes save hedge fund regulation - City AM, 30th September 2009
• CESR chairman says EU has created 'monster' with AIFM directive - Het Financieel Dagblad (Netherlands), 30th September 2009
• EC's AIFM team admits need for change to directive - HFM Week, 30th September 2009
• Fund managers warn new rules will cost €1.9bn - Irish Independent, 28th September 2009
• Pension funds step up EU fightback - Mail on Sunday, 27th September 2009
• European fund law to cost $2.8 billion in year one, survey says - Bloomberg, 21st September 2009
• Alternative reality - Economist, 18th September 2009
• Hedge fund investors worried EU plans limit choice - Reuters, 18th September 2009
• Speech by Sally Dewar, Managing Director, Wholesale & Institutional Markets, Financial Services Authority - FSA Asset Management Sector Conference, 17th September 2009
• EU plans for hedge fund rules 'flawed' - Financial Times, 12th September 2009
• Poul Nyrup Rasmussen agrees to assess cost of EU directive - Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2009
• Syed Kamall: Wanted - real-life, good news hedge fund stories - City AM, 10th September 2009 (the author is one of the directive's shadow rapporteurs)
• Myners lobbies EU over hedge funds - Financial Times, 8th September 2009
• Alternative funds score EU victory - Financial Times, 4th September 2009
• Dutch pension funds criticise EU hedge fund rules - Reuters, 4th September 2009
• MEPs pledge to change hedge fund proposals - Financial Times, 3rd September 2009
• Boris Johnson: Why I'm fighting against Europe's hedgie directive - City AM, 2nd September 2009
• Europe must not cut hedge funds at the root - Financial Times, 1st September 2009

August 2009

• US takes row over EU hedge funds directive to Brussels - The Guardian, 31st August 2009
• Sweden sees progress on EU hedge fund rules - Reuters, 28th August 2009
• Hedge funds face long EU regulation battle - The Guardian, 20th August 2009
• Andrew Baker: We’re ready for an arduous campaign on EC directive - Reuters Hedge Hub, 20th August 2009
• EU draft law 'will cost European pension industry €25bn' - The Parliament, 19th August 2009
• Investors turn up heat against EU plan - Pensions & Investments, 10th August 2009
• Pensioners totter to the rescue – Reuters Hedge Hub, 4th August 2009
• Pension funds join battle over EU hedge fund rules – Reuters, 4th August 2009

July 2009

• The EC achieves the unthinkable: full-scale support for hedge funds - EuroHedge editorial, July 2009
• Draft EU hedge fund rules set to be revised - Financial Times, 29th July 2009
• At last, some good news for hedge funds - The Independent, 28th July 2009
• U.S. Enters Europe's Fund Debate - Wall Street Journal, 27th July 2009
• AIMA warns EU directive will hit global investors - Financial News, 27th July 2009
• Hedge funds intensify campaign against tougher regulation from Brussels - The Guardian, 21st July 2009
• Reuters story on UK property associations criticising the directive, 15th July 2009
• Drive-by shooting misses regulatory target - Reuters, 15th July 2009
• Battle lines drawn over EU hedge fund regulation - Global Risk Regulator, July/August 2009
• McCreevy’s bid to regulate hedge funds labelled ‘hasty and unjustified’ - Irish Examiner, 15th July 2009
• The EU's Next Target: Hedge Funds - Business Week, 15th July 2009
• Dodging the draft - Financial Times, 13th July 2009
• Investors Fight EU Hedge Fund Plans - Wall Street Journal, 13th July 2009
• EU law 'is threat to pensions’” - Mail on Sunday, 12th July 2009
• The mayor of London is right to defend hedge funds - The Times, 10th July 2009
• Boris Johnson is right – Daily Telegraph, 10th July 2009
• Does Europe need hedge funds? – BBC’s Robert Peston, 9th July 2009
• Should Hedge Funds Face Harsher Regulation? - TIME, 8th July 2009
• Paul Myners, UK Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury, speech to AIMA, 7th July 2009
• UK's Myners to lobby on EU hedge fund plans - Reuters, 7th July 2009
• War breaks out over EC hedge fund plans - The Banker, 7th July 2009
• Hedge funds: le Royaume-Uni va s'opposer à une réglementation trop dure - AFP, 7th July 2009
• Sweden urges turning heat down on alternatives - FT Adviser, 6th July 2009
• Financial Times editorial on the directive - 5th July 2009
• London Mayor Boris Johnson fears hedge fund crackdown could hurt City's future - Daily Telegraph, 4th July 2009
• Wrongheaded rules for hedge funds and private equity, and an irrelevant plan for banks - The Economist’s leader, 2nd July 2009
• Sweden rides to defence of hedge funds - Financial Times, 1st July 2009

June 2009

• Lobbying builds on EC draft directive as opposition grows - EuroHedge, June 2009
• L'opposition à la directive sur les hedge funds grandit - La Tribune, 25th June 2009
• Hedge funds are our friends - FT.com, 25th June 2009
• City warns EU rules are a threat to UK economy - Daily Telegraph, 22nd June 2009
• World's biggest hedge funds oppose EU cap on leverage - Daily Telegraph, 21st June 2009
• Widerstand gegen Richtlinienvorschläge der EU-Kommission - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 18th June 2009
• The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of European regulation - Financial News, 17th June 2009
• Sweden backs UK to fend off EU regulation of City - The Guardian, 11th June 2009

May 2009

• EU funds regulation hits the wrong target - Reuters, 5th May 2009
• Hedgies don't deserve to be hunted to death - Independent, 3rd May 2009

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